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  1. Star Symbol memorandum, August 30, 1968. Record Unit 319: National Collection of Fine Arts, Publication Editor, Departmental Records, 1967-1970, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    Design + Archives: Star Search

    • Date: January 26, 2017
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Searching through the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections to find our who designed the star logo for the National Collection of Fine Arts.

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  3. Five Smithsonian employees provide answers to the question: What is your family’s signature Thanksgiving dish?

    The Smithsonian Point of View: Pumpkin Pie, Pez, and Pastrami

    • Date: November 28, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Get to know some Smithsonian staff, from their favorite holiday dishes to their dream celebrity dinner guests, through a former series in The Torch.

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  5. Fishing nets and a Giant Octopus hang from the ceiling of the Fisheries Exhibit in the U.S. National Museum.

    Fishing for Collections at the U.S. National Museum

    • Date: December 10, 2019
    • Description: Spencer F. Baird and George Brown Goode used their diverse, and sometimes quirky, contacts from the U.S. Fish Commission to fill exhibit cabinets in the U.S. National Museum.

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    See Here: 1/1/2016

    • Date: January 1, 2016
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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    Archives Puzzles: Free Fallin’

    • Date: September 20, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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  11. Spencer and Mary Baird sit in chairs and Lucy Baird stands behind her father.

    Lucy Hunter Baird: Much More Than a Devoted Daughter

    • Date: March 5, 2020
    • Description: Lucy Hunter Baird did not shy away from her father’s towering legacy in American science, she embraced it. As the only child of Spencer Fullerton Baird, second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lucy Baird developed a passion for her father’s discipline of ornithology (the study of birds) and strove to chronicle his extraordinary life in a biography. Although she was

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    If a huge mass of garbage falls in the ocean and no one sees it, does it exist?

    • Date: May 22, 2009
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: The first thing that I thought of when we started discussing our new call for entry, "seeing other worlds," was Google Earth. When Google Earth first came out in 2004, I remember the novelty of being able to zoom into my hometown to point out details to college friends, and having them pan across their own homes and favorite travel spots. We could travel across the globe

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    “A Wildlife Paradise”: International Collaboration on the DMZ Ecology in the 1960s

    • Date: November 12, 2019
    • Description: The DMZ ecology project reveals the Smithsonian’s commitment to ecological research programs as well as the complexity and contingency of an international collaboration.

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  17. Twitter conversation at the Smithsonian Transcription Center to clarify some questions about transcription.

    Increasing Access: The Smithsonian Transcription Center

    • Date: August 28, 2014
    • Description: How the projects are selected for inclusion in the Smithsonian Transcription Center and how the digital volunteers who contribute their work help make collections accessible.

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  19. Bird observations recorded by Alexander Wetmore in Wisconsin, 1901.

    Alexander Wetmore: Observing the Making of a Scientist

    • Date: January 5, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: On National Bird Day, a look at the long and illustrious ornithology career of Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore.

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  21. The National Museum of African American History and Culture, Spring 2016.

    Viewing the Smithsonian in a Different Way

    • Date: January 31, 2017
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: The Smithsonian Architectural History and Historic Preservation office serves as curator of the Smithsonian buildings.

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  23. A diver in a wetsuit and diving gear stops for an underwater photo.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Laurie M. Penland

    • Date: June 5, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Laurie M. Penland, Diving Officer for the Smithsonian Scientific Diving Program, has traveled the globe providing diving support and training since 2005. She is also a professional photographer, capturing underwater photographs and videos for the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

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